Chicken fajitas are one of our favourite dinners. The first time we had them we used an Old El Paso packet mix for the flavour but none of us really liked it so we found out how to make it ourselves. It is so easy, tasty and so much nicer than the pre-prepared mix, we've never looked back.
We tend to serve with shop bought salsa, guacamole and sour cream - these are often found fresh in the chilled cabinets. Of course, you can make your own salsa and guacamole if you have time. Just be careful you don't get a salsa that's too hot for the children!
Don't buy packet mix, additive-ladened fajita flavouring when making your own is simple, cheaper and much more tasty.
Pre heat an oven to 180 c
Wrap the tortillas in foil, sprinkling a little water on the top tortilla before wrapping
Put the tortilla parcel in the oven and cook for about 15 minutes
Whilst the tortillas are warming, mix the onion, pepper and chicken in a large bowl with the oil and spices
Heat a large frying pan on the hob and add the oil - it needs to be hot so the food sizzles when it goes in
Add the contents of the bowl into the pan and cook, turning frequently to avoid it burning, for about 8 minutes until it starts browning
Don't put too much in the pan at once so cook in batches, keeping the cooked batches warm, if there is too much - this helps them cook better
Serve up by putting some of the fajitas on a tortilla with the salsa, guacamole and sour cream to taste
There is lots for the kids to get involved with, they can chop the peppers into strips using a special children's knife, such as the Pampered Chef My Safe Cutter that I wrote about recently, and older children can help stirring the frying pan. They can also make up their own fajitas, adding the toppings and rolling them up.
Ingredients
Directions
Pre heat an oven to 180 c
Wrap the tortillas in foil, sprinkling a little water on the top tortilla before wrapping
Put the tortilla parcel in the oven and cook for about 15 minutes
Whilst the tortillas are warming, mix the onion, pepper and chicken in a large bowl with the oil and spices
Heat a large frying pan on the hob and add the oil - it needs to be hot so the food sizzles when it goes in
Add the contents of the bowl into the pan and cook, turning frequently to avoid it burning, for about 8 minutes until it starts browning
Don't put too much in the pan at once so cook in batches, keeping the cooked batches warm, if there is too much - this helps them cook better
Serve up by putting some of the fajitas on a tortilla with the salsa, guacamole and sour cream to taste
